Webster: The White Devil
| By: | Stephen Purcell |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9780230279759 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137005786 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The White Devil is one of the great plays of the Jacobean era. In this vibrant Handbook, Stephen Purcell offers an in-depth, performance-focused exploration of John Webster's thrilling, unsettling and darkly comic tragedy. The Handbook includes:
- a scene-by-scene commentary on the play as it unfolds on stage
- an overview of the play's cultural context
- excerpts from historical sources
- case studies of four modern productions, featuring interviews with directors
- an outline of key critical writings on the play, from the seventeenth century through to today.